senate Bill S6250

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring landlords to provide fire extinguishers in all rented apartments

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee


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Jan 03, 2018 referred to housing, construction and community development
May 11, 2017 referred to housing, construction and community development

S6250 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7767
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §378, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2813, A1666
2021-2022: S3443, A3819
2023-2024: S1219, A1172

S6250 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires landlords to provide fire extinguishers in all rented apartments; authorizes the promulgation of standards related thereto.

S6250 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S6250 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6250

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 11, 2017
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
  Community Development

AN  ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring fire extin-
  guishers in every rented dwelling

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 378 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5-e to read as follows:
  5-E.  STANDARDS  FOR INSTALLATION OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS REQUIRING THAT
EVERY LIVING UNIT NOT OCCUPIED BY THE OWNER OF SUCH LIVING  UNIT,  WHICH
SHALL  INCLUDE  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO, A TWO-FAMILY DWELLING, OR ANY
DWELLING ACCOMMODATION LOCATED IN A BUILDING OWNED AS A  CONDOMINIUM  OR
COOPERATIVE  IN THE STATE OR ANY MULTIPLE DWELLINGS SHALL HAVE INSTALLED
AN OPERABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER OF SUCH MANUFACTURE, DESIGN AND  INSTALLA-
TION  STANDARDS  AS ARE ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SUBDIVISION, MULTIPLE DWELLING MEANS A DWELLING WHICH IS  EITHER  RENTED
OR  LEASED  TO BE OCCUPIED, OR IS OCCUPIED AS THE TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT
RESIDENCE OR HOME OF THREE OR MORE FAMILIES LIVING INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH
OTHER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO  THE  FOLLOWING:  A  TENEMENT,  FLAT
HOUSE,  MAISONETTE  APARTMENT, APARTMENT HOUSE, APARTMENT HOTEL, TOURIST
HOUSE, BACHELOR APARTMENT, STUDIO APARTMENT, DUPLEX APARTMENT,  KITCHEN-
ETTE  APARTMENT,  HOTEL,  LODGING  HOUSE, ROOMING HOUSE, BOARDING HOUSE,
BOARDING AND NURSERY SCHOOL, FURNISHED ROOM HOUSE, CLUB, SORORITY HOUSE,
FRATERNITY HOUSE, COLLEGE AND SCHOOL DORMITORY, CONVALESCENT, OLD AGE OR
NURSING HOMES OR RESIDENCES.
  § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11438-01-7

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